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Land News
Insight on the latest market trends in the land and rural real estate markets, including local and statewide trends compiled from the largest rural real estate comparable sales data source on Lands of America.
Lands of America January 2017 Land News & Trends
Your roundup of significant sales and new listings on Lands of America in January 2017.
Lands of America December 2016 Land News & Trends
December 2016 saw a total of 1,938 properties listed as sold though our Comparable Sales Program, representing a total of $591 million and 135,260 acres of sold rural land and real estate. Sellers added a total of 4,793 new land listings on Lands of America throughout the month
10 Biggest Land & Ranches for Sale in 2016
Throughout the year, we’ve profiled everything from a turnkey vineyard in southern California’s Paso Robles region to the auctioning of Joe Cocker’s Colorado ranch to the sale of John and Jackie Kennedy’s former Virginia farm. Below is a roundup of the five biggest and five most expensive ranches and land listed for sale in 2016 that are currently on the market.
Biggest Land Sales of 2016
The Lands of America Comparable Sales database currently tracks sales information for over 215,000 sales transactions dating back to 2003. This year saw sellers submit sales data for over 25,000 sold properties to our database, totaling some $7 billion in rural land and real-estate sales activity for the year.
November 2016 Land News & Trends
November 2016 saw a total of over 1,300 properties listed as sold though our Comparable Sales Program. New additions included a stunning $39 NoCal ranch in Napa wine country plus a sprawling New Mexico ranch that’s been in the same family for almost 100 years.
No Land. No Water
The statewide rains in August ensured that Texas, with 75.25 inches, had just enjoyed the wettest 24-month consecutive period in its history. While the life-giving moisture was needed and welcomed, it muddied the memory of 2011, when Texas, with an average of 14.18 inches, struggled to survive its driest year ever.
Third Quarter Prices Rise: A Look at the Q3 2016 Land Market in Texas
By the end of the third quarter, Texas land markets had shaken off the drag inspired by low oil prices and challenging returns to agriculture to post a 4.6 percent increase over 2015 prices. At $2,554 per acre, 2016 markets saw prices reach historically high levels statewide. That third quarter increase indicated market trends moved […]
Lands of America October 2016 Land News & Trends
October 2016 saw the arrival of the stunning Lion Mountain Ranch in West Texas on the market plus a huge swath of southeastern timberland in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Tech We Like: Drones to the Rescue!
Researchers from groups including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey are using drone technology to help protect North America’s rarest mammal, the endangered black-footed ferret.
Farmland Floodwater Resources for Agri-Businesses Hit by Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew’s storm-surge flooding was especially devastating to the emerged crops of southeastern coastal farms because late September and early October marks the beginning of the fall harvest season. Here are some USDA programming resources to assist farmers with post-hurricane recovery.
Lands of America September 2016 Land News & Trends
News from Lands of America in September 2016, including a turnkey income-producing farming operation near Dallas, Texas, and a massive working cattle ranch in the high-desert region of western Arizona.
Off to the Races: A Look at the Q2 2016 Land Market in Texas
Despite continuing turmoil in the oil patch, Texas land markets managed to post a small price gain in the second quarter of 2016, moving up just short of 2.5 percent to $2,500 per acre from the 2015 year-end price of $2,441 per acre.
Obituary: Dax Howard Pass
It is with sadness that we report the death of Dax Pass. He passed away peaceful following complications from a heart attack suffered over the weekend.
Lands of America August 2016 Land Market News & Trends
News from Lands of America in August 2016, including an exquisite 60,000-acre Wyoming cattle ranch and income-producing pistachio orchard.
Lands of America July 2016 Land News & Trends
News from Lands of America in July 2016, including a 54,000-acre timberland tract in West Virginia and $49M mixed-use development opportunity in Florida.
Lands of America June 2016 Land News & Trends
June saw the arrival of a 69,550-acre Wyoming ranch and $100 million Texas game ranch, along with our long-awaited property types search feature!
Sandow Lakes Ranch On Track for Partial Sale in 2016
Alcoa’s broker representative for the sale of Sandow Lakes Ranch, Bernard Uechtritz, announced that the property is on track for a partial sale in 2016.
Rules for Commercial Drone Use Finalized by FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week finalized operational rules regarding the use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, or more popularly known as drones). The rules, officially released on June 21, clarify flying-certification requirements for non-hobbyist UAS operators. To date, the FAA required that commercial drone operators apply via the so-called Section 333 waiver, limiting […]
Powerful Pollinators (and Why You Should Care)
We at Lands of America confess our frequent admiration for blockbuster big-game species like elk and deer as icons of the land lifestyle. However, let’s not forget the little guys like snakes, insects and pollinators such as bees, bats and butterflies who are equally important members of the natural world we all share and cherish. This […]
